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50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp

… Image 50 Years of the Centennial Willa Cather Stamp The process—and celebration—of a commemorative … eventually became the scholarly journal, Willa Cather Review ) and issues of the informational  News from Cather …
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Guided Seasonal Tour

… Black Hawk Willa Cather’s My Ántonia was among the fifty titles selected by the National Endowment for the Arts … drawn readers into this classic novel for more than 100 years.   As part of our NEA Big Read programming, guests are … W. 3rd Street This is the site where Anna Sadilek Pavelka’s first child was baptized and where Anna was married. This …
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Cather Sesquicentennial

… Foundation’s  Campaign for the Future .  Book clubs and teachers around the country are encouraged to explore discussion questions and  curriculum support resources  at www.willacather.org or to  download the … ET, Free of charge. July 7-10 —  The National Willa Cather Teacher Institute , Red Cloud, NE: Applications are due …
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Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season!

… Visit Red Cloud This Holiday & Winter Season! Explore • Learn • Shop • Stay "I'm not exaggerating, Carrie, when I … original wallpaper that she hung in her attic bedroom! LEARN MORE BOOK A TOUR Willa Cather Memorial Prairie Explore … we have traveling exhibits, programs, and educational resources available through June 30, 2025. Participate in …
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NEA Big Read: My Ántonia

… around a single NEA Big Read book, with an aim to broaden our understanding of our world, our communities, and ourselves through the joy of … and book discussions led by National Willa Cather Center leadership Place-based and online creative writing workshops …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Dedication & Ribbon-Cutting

… Rededication and Ribbon Cutting! Willa Cather Foundation leadership, project partners and supporters, Nebraska State …
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Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens

… Image Willa Cather Childhood Home • April 2024 Image Restored Willa Cather Childhood Home Reopens A National Historic Landmark December 5, 2023 Book tours online ahead … part of the largest grouping of preserved historic sites and landscapes related to any other American writer. …
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The Potter Family

… Street business district. Later J.Q. and Jacob opened the first grist mill west of Beatrice after they constructed, … War was on now and my father volunteered and spent three years in the service until the close of the war. He was … Orleans; N. F. Potter, Alma; twenty-six grandchildren, fifty great grandchildren.” (By Attorney Jas. S. Gilham) …
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Willa Cather Biography

… at the Red Cloud train depot and drove the twelve miles by team and wagon into the country. The family then stopped at … and Blue rivers offered her multiple opportunities to meet and gather information from immigrants and other … in Red Cloud, she continued to explore the countryside, meet new people, and remained an active presence in the …
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Willa Cather Childhood Home Restoration Underway

… The site closed on August 15, 2022 to facilitate the first comprehensive restoration in over fifty years. This project is made possible through a Save …
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